Korg PA300 User manual

Category
Synthesizer
Type
User manual
User Manual
ENGLISH | OS Ver. 2.1
6E
Read these instructions, and follow them carefully.
Keep these instructions in a safe place.
Heed all warnings.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings, install in accordance with the manu-
facturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long peri-
ods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when
the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the appara-
tus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate nor-
mally, or has been dropped.
Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product from
the power line so remove the plug from the socket if not using it for extended
periods of time, or before cleaning. Please ensure that the mains plug or appli-
ance couple remains readily accessible.
Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that
no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
Install this product near the wall socket and keep the power plug easily acces-
sible.
Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box for the convey-
ance or similar unit.
When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combina-
tion to avoid injury from tip-over.
Important safety instructions
NOTICE REGARDING DISPOSAL (EU)
If this symbol is shown on the product, manual, battery, or package, you
must dispose of it in the correct manner to avoid harm to human health
or damage to the environment. Contact your local administrative body
for details on the correct disposal method. If the battery contains heavy
metals in excess of the regulated amount, a chemical symbol is displayed
below the symbol on the battery or battery package.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage
requirements that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this
product should be used. If you have purchased this product via the internet, through
mail order, and/or via a telephone sale, you must verify that this product is intended
to be used in the country in which you reside.
WARNING: Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is
intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer's or distributor's
warranty.
Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be
disqualified from the manufacturer's or distributor's warranty.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (USA)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
If items such as cables are included with this equipment, you must use those
included items.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (USA)
Responsible Party: KORG USA INC.
Address: 316 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, MELVILLE / Telephone: 1-631-390-6500
Equipment Type: Music Arranger / Model: Pa300
This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
PERCHLORATE (CALIFORNIA, USA)
Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply.
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Automatic Power-Off
To avoid wasting power, Pa300 will by default automatically
enter standby mode after two hours of non-active use (playing,
pressing buttons or using the touch-screen). Please save your
data (Performances, Styles, Songs, and so on) before taking a
prolonged pause.
Data Handling
Data in memory may sometimes be lost due to incorrect user
action. Be sure to save important data to the internal memory or
to an external USB device. Korg will not be responsible for dam-
ages caused by data loss.
Cleaning
If the exterior becomes dirty, wipe it with a clean, dry cloth. Do
not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner, or cleaning
compounds or flammable polishes.
Use a soft cotton cloth to clean the display. Some materials, such
as paper towels, could cause scratches and damage it. Computer
wipes are also suggested, provided they are specifically designed
for LCD screens.
Do not spray any liquid on the LCD screen directly. Always
apply the solution to your cloth first, then clean the screen.
Example screens
Some pages of the manuals show LCD screens along with an
explanation of functions and operations. All sound, style, song
or parameter names, as well as shown values, are merely exam-
ples and may not always match the actual display you are work-
ing on.
Trademarks
Acrobat and PDF are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated. Mac is a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.
MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are
the property of their respective holders.
Open Source notice
Portions of this product’s software are copyright ©2007 “The
FreeType Project” (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this manual have been carefully
revised and checked through. Due to our constant efforts to
improve our products, the specifications might differ to those in
the manual. Korg is not responsible for any differences found
between the specifications and the contents of the instruction
manual – all specifications being subject to change without prior
notice.
Liability
Korg products are manufactured under strict specifications and
voltages required by each country. These products are warranted
by the Korg distributor only in each country. Any Korg product
not sold with a warranty card or carrying a serial number dis-
qualifies the product sold from the manufacturer's/distributor's
warranty and liability. This requirement is for your own protec-
tion and safety.
Service and User’s Assistance
For service, please contact your nearest Authorized Korg Service
Center. For more information on Korg products, and to find
software and accessories for your keyboard, please contact your
local Authorized Korg distributor. For up-to-date information,
please point your web browser to our web site.
Keep your keyboard up-to-date
Your instrument can be constantly updated as new versions of
the operating system are released by Korg. You can download
the operating system from our web site. Please, read the instruc-
tions supplied with the operating system.
Copyright © 2018 KORG Italy SpA.
Further notices
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Table of Contents
ToC
Introduction
Welcome! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Making a safety copy of your data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Restoring the original factory data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Loading the Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Glossary of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Keyboard tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Performance and STS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
The LOGO decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Color TouchView graphical user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operative modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selected, highlighted items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Non-available, grayed-out parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Easy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
The Style Play page in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
The Song Play page in detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Quick Guide
Turning the instrument on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turning the instrument on and viewing the main screen . . . 28
Connecting and calibrating the Damper pedal . . . . . . . . 29
Programming the Damper pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Playing the Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting and stopping the Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Playing Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting a Sound and playing it on the keyboard . . . . . . . . . . 33
Playing two or three Sounds at the same time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Playing different Sounds with your left and right hand . . . . . 37
Changing the split point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Raising or lowering the Upper octave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Selecting and saving Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Selecting a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Saving your settings to a Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting and saving the “My Setting” Performance . . . 44
Selecting the startup parameters (the “My Setting”
Performance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Saving the startup parameters into the “My Setting”
Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting and playing Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Selecting and playing a Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intro, Variation, Fill, Break, Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Single Touch Settings (STS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
The Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adjusting the balance between the Style and the keyboard . . 50
Adjusting the volume of the separate tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turning the Style tracks on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adding harmony notes to your right-hand melody with
the ENSEMBLE function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a Song to play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playing back a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Changing the tracks’ volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Turning the Song tracks on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Soloing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
The SongBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting the desired Entry from the Main List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Displaying Artist or Genre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sorting Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Searching for Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Editing the Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Creating a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selecting and using a Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the SongBook with external software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recording a new Song (Standard MIDI File) . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Preparing the Style and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Accessing the Backing Sequence (Quick Record) mode . . . . . 72
Setting the Record parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Second-take recording (Overdubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Saving a Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Searching files and musical resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
How to use the Search function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Notes about searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Reference
Selecting elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Style Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sound Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Performance Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Pad Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
STS Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Style Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Start-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Master Volume and Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Factory, Favorite and User Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pads: Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Style Controls: Drum Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Style Controls: Keyboard Range On/Off / Wrap Around . . . 107
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Write Performance dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Write Single Touch Setting dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Write Current Style Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
The Favorite banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Song Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
MIDI Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Tempo Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Master Volume, Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Track parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Standard MIDI Files and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Keyboard, Pad and Player tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Main page (Normal view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
STS Name panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Volume panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Pad panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Split panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Sub-Scale panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Jukebox panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyboard/Ensemble: Key/Velocity Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyboard/Ensemble: Ensemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Keyboard/Ensemble: Keyboard Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Pads: Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Jukebox Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Standard MIDI Files and MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Sequencer Play - Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Entering Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Record mode: Multitrack Sequencer page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Record mode: Step Record page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Record mode: Backing Sequence (Quick Record) page . . . . . 130
Record mode: Step Backing Sequence page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Mixer/Tuning: Volume/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Mixer/Tuning: FX Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Mixer/Tuning: EQ Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Mixer/Tuning: Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Mixer/Tuning: Sub Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Effects: A/B FX Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Effects: Master 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Track Controls: Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Track Controls: Drum Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Track Controls: Easy Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Event Edit: Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Event Edit: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Song Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Song Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Song Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Song Edit: Cut/Insert Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Song Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Song Edit: Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Song Edit: Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Song Edit: RX Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Song Select window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Save Song window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Overview on the Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
General Controls: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
General Controls: Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
General Controls: Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
General Controls: Date & Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Mode Preferences: Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Mode Preferences: Song & Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Mode Preferences: Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Controllers: Hand Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Controllers: Foot Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Tuning: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Tuning: Transpose Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Tuning: Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
MIDI: General Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
MIDI: MIDI In Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
MIDI: MIDI In Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
MIDI: MIDI Out Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
MIDI: Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Audio & EQ: MP3 / Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Audio & EQ: Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Audio & EQ: Master EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Touch Panel Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Write Quarter Tone SC Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Write Midi Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Write Limiter Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Write Master EQ Preset dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Storage devices and internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Supported device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Selecting and deselecting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Searching files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
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File types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Media structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Navigation tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care of mass storage devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
A note about localized data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
SongBook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Custom List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
List Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Book Edit 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Book Edit 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Book Edit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Lyrics, Score . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Lyrics page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Score page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Style/Pad Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Recording Styles and Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Style/Pad Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Entering the Style/Pad Record mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Exit by saving or deleting changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Listening to the Style while in Edit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
List of recorded events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Main page - Record 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Main page - Record 2/Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Main page - Guitar Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Style/Pad Record procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Event Edit: Event Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Event Edit: Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Style/Pad Edit: Quantize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Style/Pad Edit: Transpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Style/Pad Edit: Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Style/Pad Edit: Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Style/Pad Edit: Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Style/Pad Edit: Delete All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Style/Pad Edit: Copy from Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Style Element Track Controls: Sound/Expression . . . . . . . . . 219
Style Element Track Controls: Keyboard Range . . . . . . . . . . 220
Style Element Track Controls: Noise/Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Pad Track Controls: Sound/Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Style Element/Pad Chord Table: Chord Table . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Style Track Controls: Type/Trigger/Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Import: Import Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Import: Import SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Export SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Write Style/Pad dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Copy Key/Chord dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Copy Sounds dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Copy Expression dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Copy Key Range dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Copy Chord Table dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Overdub Step Recording window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Sound Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
The MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
How to select oscillators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Sounds, Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Edit page structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Basic: Sound Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Basic: OSC Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Basic: Vel/Key Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Basic: Damper Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Basic: Damper Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Basic: EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
DrumKit: Sample Setup (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
DrumKit: EQ (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
DrumKit: Voice Mixer (Drum Kits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Pitch: Pitch Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Pitch: Pitch EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Filter: Filter Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Filter: Filter Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Filter: Filter LFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Filter: Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Amp: Amp Level/Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Amp: Amp Mod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Amp: Amp EG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
LFO: LFO1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
LFO: LFO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Effects: “B” FX Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Effects: Master 1 / Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Effects: Master 2 / Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Write Sound dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Copy Oscillator dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Copy Drum Kit dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Sampling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Entering and exiting the Sampling mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Creating new Sounds from the Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Creating new Drum Kits from the Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Creating new Sounds from an Audio Groove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Sampling: Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Sampling: Loop Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Sampling: Sampling Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Time Slice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
The Time Slice procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
The Extend procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Multisample: Edit MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Multisample: Key Assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Page menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Write Sample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Write MultiSample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Write Slice dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Delete Sample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Delete Multisample dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Export Sample page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Export Multisample page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Merging Samples from various sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
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MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
What is MIDI? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
MIDI and personal computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Standard MIDI Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
The General MIDI standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
The Global channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
The Control channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
MIDI Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Appendix
Factory data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Effect list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Dynamic Modulation sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Dynamics (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
EQ and Filters (EQ/Filter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Overdrive, Amp models, and Mic models (OD Amp Mic) . . 312
Chorus, Flanger, and Phaser (Cho/Fln Phaser) . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Modulation and Pitch Shift (Mod./P.Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Reverb and Early Reflections (Reverb ER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Mono-Mono Serial (Mono-Mono) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
Double Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Assignable parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
List of Pedal/Footswitch functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373
Recognized chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
MIDI Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
MIDI Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376
Style Element controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Style and Player controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Single Touch Settings (STS) controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
MIDI Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Installing the Korg USB MIDI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Connecting Pa300 to a personal computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
KORG USB-MIDI Driver system requirements . . . . . . . . . . .380
Please note before use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Windows: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . .380
Mac OS X: Installing the KORG USB-MIDI Driver . . . . . . . .381
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
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Welcome!
Welcome to the world of Korg Pa300 Professional Arranger!
Pa300 is a very powerful arranger, suitable both for professional
and home entertainment use.
Here are some of the features of your new instrument.
Physical Features and User Experience
61 synth-type keys with velocity.
Slim and compact, lightweight, elegant cabinet design.
Wide 5" TFT graphic touch screen display. Professional
TouchView™ graphic interface for direct access to the on-
screen controls and to the musical resources.
High-quality integrated amplification, and high-quality
output audio converters.
RX (Real eXperience) Technology, the cutting edge engine
that drives every aspect of the Pa300 – from the synthesis to
the display and how it all works together.
A joystick and an assignable pedal ensure total control over
the sound.
Sounds and Effects
Powerful sound generation system, for crystal-clear, realis-
tic sounds.
128 voices of polyphony.
General MIDI Level 2 Sound-compatible. Enhanced Sound
compatibility for GM Songs.
More than 950 Sounds, plus 64 Drum Kits.
240 Performance locations, plus 4 Single Touch Settings
(STS) for each Style and SongBook entry, for fast setting of
keyboard sounds and effects.
Four Stereo Master FX, with 125 effect types. Final Limiter
and 4-band Parametric EQ.
Edit Sound, to create and edit new Sounds.
32 MB of Sample memory for User PCM Samples. Sam-
pling function to edit imported Samples.
Styles and Songs
Over 300 Factory Styles with 4 Variations and 4 Fill In +
Break, plus 8 Favorite and 3 User Style banks for unlimited
storage of your custom Styles and settings.
Style and Pad Record, including the enhanced “Guitar
Mode 2” for even more realistic guitar parts.
Guitar Mode 2 tracks, for more realistic guitar tracks.
Standard MIDI File player and recorder, and MP3 player.
Lyrics and Score display. Multilingual extended character
set. Enhanced compatibility with Lyrics in graphical format
(+G) for Standard MIDI Files and MP3 files.
Full-featured 16-track sequencer.
Fully editable SongBook music database, for fast song
retrieving.
Other Features
Search function, for instant retrieving of any musical
resource or file.
Operating System updates, to load new features and
enhancements. Don’t let your instrument get old!
Generous internal memory, to store a great amount of data.
USB 2.0 High Speed Host port, for connecting external
devices like hard disks, CD-ROM drives, USB memory
sticks, etc.
USB 2.0 High Speed Device port, to connect a personal
computer to your Pa300. This port can be used for file
transfer, and for MIDI connection (without the need of a
dedicated MIDI interface).
Welcome!
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Welcome!
What’s in the box
Introduction
What’s in the box
After you buy your Pa300, please check that all the following
items are included in the package. If any of the following items is
missing, please contact your Korg dealer immediately.
Pa300
•Music stand
•AC power adapter
•Power cable
•Quick Guide
Accessory Disc (containing the Video Manual, the User
Manual, the USB driver)
About this manual
This manual contains all the informations divided in four sec-
tions:
•An Introduction, containing an overview of the instru-
ment and of basic operations.
•A Quick Guide, containing a series of practical guides.
•A Reference Guide, with each page and parameter
described in detail.
•An Appendix, with a list of data and useful information for
the advanced user.
In addition, in the Accessory Disc and in our web site you will
find a multilingual Video Manual, showing how to use your
Pa300 in easy steps.
Contacts
Your preferred Korg dealer not only delivers this keyboard, but
also a whole bunch of hardware and software accessories, as well
as service information. You should ask them for any help should
you eventually need.
Our international web site is www.korg.com. Korg distributors
around the world may have their own web page on the internet.
A list of all Korg Distributors can be found in our dedicated web
site (http://www.korg.com/us/corporate/distributors/).
Making a safety copy of your data
Making a safety copy
In case you like to customize your Musical Resources (Sounds,
Performances and Styles), we suggest you use the Media > Utility
> Backup Resources command to make frequent backup copies
into compact archives.
Also, you can use the Media > Save All command to save files
that you can separately reload one by one.
Restoring a safety copy
To restore a backup, use the Media > Utility > Restore Resources.
If you saved your data with the Media > Save All command, use
the Media > Load operations to reload them.
Restoring the original factory data
In case you want to restore the original factory data, use the
Media > Utility > Factory Restore command.
Wa r ni n g: This operation will overwrite all the Factory, Local,
Favorite and User data!
Loading the Operating System
Your Pa300 can be constantly updated as new versions of the
operating system are released by Korg. You can download the
operating system from our web site is www.korg.com. Please,
read the instructions supplied with the operating system on the
site.
You can see which version of the operating systems is installed in
your Pa300 by going to the Media > Utility page.
Wa r ni n g: Do not install an OS other than the official OS supplied
by Korg for the Pa300. Trying to install an OS created for different
models or downloaded from unofficial web sites may cause data
loss and permanent damage to the instrument. Korg is not respon-
sible for any damage caused by improper installation of the OS.
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Overview
Front Panel
Overview
Front Panel
Music stand holes
A music stand comes standard with your Pa300. Insert its legs
into these two dedicated holes.
Speakers
The integrated speakers give a faithful reproduction of the sound
of Pa300. They are automatically deactivated when inserting a
jack into the PHONES/AUDIO OUT connector.
Joystick lever
The joystick is on the left side of the front
panel.
JOYSTICK
This joystick triggers different functions,
depending on the direction it is moved
towards.
X (+/–) Move the joystick towards the left (–) to lower the
pitch, or towards the right (+) to raise it. This
effect is called the Pitch Bend.
Y+ Move the joystick forward to trigger Modulation
Y Move the joystick backward, to trigger the
assigned function.
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Overview
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Introduction
Volume controls
Use these knobs to control the
master volume, and to bal-
ance between the Keyboard
and the Style or the Song.
MASTER VOLUME
This knob controls the overall volume of the instrument, both of the
integrated speakers and the PHONES/AUDIO OUT connector.
BALANCE
While in Style Play and Song Play mode, this knob usually bal-
ances the volume of the Keyboard (KBD) tracks against the Style
(ACC, Accompaniment), Song and Pad tracks. This is a relative
control, whose effective maximum value is determined by the
MASTER VOLUME knob position.
When moved, a magnified version of a virtual slider appears in
the display, for more accurate adjustment.
Note: This does not work in the Sequencer mode.
Mode selection
Each of these buttons recalls one of the instruments operating
modes. When selected, each mode excludes all the others.
STYLE PLAY
Style Play mode, where you can play Styles (eight tracks of auto-
matic accompaniments) and play up to four Keyboard tracks
and four Pad tracks. In the main page, Keyboard tracks are
shown in the right half of the display.
You can recall the main page by pressing EXIT from any of the
Style Play edit pages. If you are in a different operating mode,
press STYLE PLAY to recall the Style Play mode. If Keyboard
tracks are not shown in the display, press the TRACK SELECT
button until you can see them.
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This operating mode is automatically selected when turning the
instrument on. The “My Setting” Performance will be automati-
cally selected.
SONG PLAY
Song Play mode, where you can play back Songs in Standard
MIDI File (SMF or KAR) or MP3 format. In addition to the Song
tracks, you can play up to four Keyboard tracks and four Pads
along with the Song. In the main page, Keyboard tracks are
shown in the right half of the display.
You can recall the main page of this mode by pressing EXIT
from any of the Song Play edit pages. If you are in a different
operating mode, press SONG PLAY to recall the Song Play
mode. Use the TRACK SELECT button to cycle between the
Keyboard and Song tracks.
SEQUENCER
Sequencer mode, where you can play, record or edit Songs (in Stan-
dard MIDI File format). The Backing Sequence mode lets you
record a new Song based on the Keyboard and Style tracks, and save
it as a new Standard MIDI File.
Note: In this mode, you cannot play MP3 files.
Press the STYLE PLAY and SONG PLAY buttons together to
select the Demo mode. This mode lets you listen to some Demo
Songs, to let you experience the sonic power of the Pa300. To
exit from this mode, press any of the MODE buttons.
Special Mode Buttons
These buttons are used to recall settings, file management and
the Song Record mode.
GLOBAL
This button recalls the Global mode, where you can adjust vari-
ous global settings. Most Global settings are automatically mem-
orized as soon as you edit them. This mode overlaps any
operating mode, that will still remain active in the background.
Press EXIT to go back to the underlying operating mode.
MEDIA
This button recalls the Media mode, where you can perform var-
ious operations on files and storage devices (Load, Save, Format,
etc…). This mode overlaps any operating mode, that still
remains active in the background. Press EXIT to go back to the
underlying operating mode.
The internal memory contains an area where to save data
(“DISK [KORG DISK]”).
RECORD
This button sets the instrument to the Style/Pad Record or Song
Record mode (depending on the current operating mode).
Accompaniment, Memory, Manual Bass
These buttons let you turn all Accompaniment tracks on/off,
decide what should remain in memory, and how to play the bass.
ACCOMP. (Accompaniment)
In Style Play and Sequencer-Backing Sequence mode, use this
button to turn the Accompaniment tracks (ACC1 ~ ACC5) on
or off.
On After pressing START/STOP, the full accompani-
ment plays and follows the detected chords.
Off No chords detected. After pressing START/STOP,
only the Drum and Percussion accompaniment
tracks can play.
You can jump to the Global > Mode Preferences > Style
Play page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the ACCOMP
button.
MEMORY
This button allows you to choose whether the Lower notes and/
or chord triggering the accompaniment must remain in memory
after raising your hand from the keyboard.
On Depending on the setting of the “Memory Mode
parameter (in the Global > Mode Preferences >
Style Play), the sound on the left of the split point
(Lower), and/or the chords for the automatic
accompaniment can kept in memory even when
you raise your hand from the keyboard.
Off Both the sound and chord are released as soon as
you raise your hand from the keyboard.
You can jump to the Global > Mode Preferences > Style
Play page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the MEMORY
button.
MAN. BASS (Manual Bass)
This button turns the Manual Bass function on or off.
On The automatic accompaniment stops playing
(except for the Drum and Percussion tracks), and
you can manually play the Bass track on the
Lower part of the keyboard. You can start the
automatic accompaniment again after pressing
this button to turn off the Manual Bass function.
Off The bass track is automatically played by the Style.
Note: When you press the MANUAL BASS button, the Bass track
volume is automatically set to its maximum value. The volume is
automatically set back to the original value when the MANUAL
BASS button is deactivated.
DEMO
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Introduction
Pads
Here you can play (and stop) the Pads, i.e. single sounds or loop-
ing sequences.
PAD 1-4
STOP
Each Pad button corresponds to a dedicated Pad track. Use these
buttons to trigger up to four sounds or sequences at the same
time.
Press a single PAD button to trigger a single sound or
sequence.
Press more PAD buttons to trigger several sounds or
sequences.
The sequences will play up to the end. Then, they will stop or
continue repeating, depending on the individual settings.
You can stop all sounds or sequences at the same time, or just
some of them:
Press STOP (in the PAD section) to stop all sequences at
once.
Press a single PAD button to stop the corresponding
sequence.
About Pad synchronization. In Style Play mode, Pads are syn-
chronized to the Styles Tempo. In Song Play mode, they are syn-
chronized to the Player.
Note: There is no synchronization with MP3 files. Pads can only
be synchronized to the Tempo of the latest selected Standard MIDI
Files. Therefore, when an MP3 file is assigned to the Player, Pads
will synchronize to the Tempo of the last Standard MIDI File that
has been played back.
About Pads and the Players Start command. When you press
the START/STOP button to start the Player, all Pads will stop
playing.
You can jump to the Style Play > Pad page by keeping
SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the PAD buttons.
Selection
Here you can select a Style, Sound, SongBook entry, or Song.
STYLE
Use this button to open the Style Select window and select a
Style. This is the same as touching the name of the Style in the
display. Repeatedly press it to cycle between the Style bank
pages.
For each type of Styles there are several banks, that can be
selected by touching the side tabs. Each Style bank contains vari-
ous pages, each with up to eight Styles, that can be selected by
touching the lower tabs.
Styles of the Factory type are usually write-protected (unless you
uncheck the “Factory Style and Pad Protect” option in the Global
> Mode Preferences > Media page). You can use User locations
to temporarily load new Styles from an external device. Favorite
locations, too, can be used to load new Styles from an external
device, but in addition you can edit the names of these Style
banks, so that you can create a custom set of Styles.
By keeping this button pressed for about one second, the
“Write Current Style Settings” dialog box will appear.
SOUND
Use this button to open the Sound Select window and select a
Sound to be assigned to the selected track. This is the same as
touching a Sound name in the display. Repeatedly press it to
cycle between the Sound bank pages.
For each type of Sounds there are several Sound banks, that can
be selected by touching the side tabs. Each Sound bank contains
various pages, each with up to eight Sounds, that can be selected
by touching the lower tabs.
Sounds of the Factory type are write-protected. Sounds of the
Legacy type are standard Factory Sounds allowing greater com-
patibility with older Pa-Series instruments. Factory Sounds of
the GM type allow for compatibility with General MIDI sounds.
Sounds of the User type are locations where you can load new
Sounds from an external device. The User DK type is where you
can load new Drum Kits.
Some models could include Local-type Sounds, that are Factory
Sounds customized for a particular Country.
Hint: The page menu of the Sound Select window contains a com-
mand to access Sound editing, and customize your Sounds.
SONGBOOK
The SongBook is a database of song titles, that can automatically
choose the more appropriate Style, Standard MIDI File or MP3
file for you.
Press this button to open the SongBook (when you are in Style
Play or Song Play mode). While the SongBook is shown on the
display, you can browse through the music database.
By keeping this button pressed for about one second, a new
SongBook Entry with the current settings is added to the data-
base. You will be able to give it a name and save.
You can jump to the SongBook > Custom List page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the SONGBOOK button.
SONG
Press this button to open the Song Select window and choose a
Songs. This is the same as touching the Song name in the display.
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Style Elements
This section contains the separate elements of a Style (Intro,
Variation, etc.).
INTRO 1-3 buttons
These buttons turn the corresponding Intro on. Intro 1 plays a
sequence including a chord progression, while Intro 2 plays a
fixed chord. Intro 3 is usually a one-bar Count In.
After pressing one of these buttons, start the Style, and it will
begin with the selected intro. The INTRO LED will automati-
cally go off at the end of the intro.
At the end of the Intro, the Variation whose LED was blinking
will be selected.
Press one of the INTRO buttons twice (LED blinking) to let the
corresponding Intro play in loop, and select any other Style ele-
ment (Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit the loop.
VARIATION 1-4 buttons
Each of these buttons selects one of the four Variations of the
current Style. The higher the Variation number, the denser the
arrangement.
You can jump to the Style Play > Drum Map page by
keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the VARIATION
buttons.
AUTO FILL
This button allows to turn the Auto Fill function on or off.
On When selecting a different Variation, the Fill hav-
ing the same number of the previous Variation is
automatically selected. For example, if going from
Variation 2 to Variation 3, Fill 2 is automatically
selected.
Off When choosing a Variation, no fill is selected.
BREAK
This button triggers a break. Press it twice (LED blinking) to let
it play in loop. Press it again or select any other Style Element
(Intro, Variation, Ending) to exit from the loop.
ENDING 1-3 buttons
These buttons trigger the corresponding Ending. Ending 1 plays
a sequence including a chord progression, while Ending 2 plays a
fixed chord. Ending 3 starts immediately, and is just two mea-
sures long.
While the Style is running, these three buttons trigger an End-
ing, and stop the Style. Press one of them, and the Style will stop
running with an Ending.
Press them twice (LED blinking) to let them play in loop, and
select any other Style element (Intro, Variation…) to exit the
loop.
Style Controls
Use these buttons to start/stop the accompaniment.
START/STOP
Starts or stops the Style.
You can reset all ‘frozen’ notes and controllers on the
Pa300 and any instrument connected to its MIDI OUT or the USB
Device port, by using the “Panic” (SHIFT + START/STOP) key
combination. Just press SHIFT + START/STOP to stop all notes
and reset all controllers.
SYNCHRO START / STOP button
These buttons turn the Synchro Start and Synchro Stop func-
tions on or off. With this feature, you can choose to press the
START/STOP button to start and/or stop a Style, or just play the
keyboard in the Chord Scan area.
Start On, Stop Off
In this situation, just play a chord in the chord
recognition area to automatically start the Style. If
you like, turn one of the INTROs on before start-
ing the Style.
Start On, Stop On
When both LEDs are lit, raising your hands from
the keyboard will momentarily stop the Style. If
you play a chord again, the Style will start again.
Start Off, Stop On
In this case, raising your hands from the keyboard
will stop the Style.
Start Off, Stop Off
All Synchro functions are turned off.
You can jump to the Global > MIDI > Setup/General Con-
trol by keeping the SHIFT button pressed and pressing the SYN-
CHRO START/STOP button.
TAP TEMPO/RESET
This is a double-function button, acting in a different way
depending on whether the Style is running or not.
Note: This button only works while in Style Play mode.
Tap Tempo: When the Style is not playing, you can “beat” the
tempo on this button. Tap as many times as the Time Signatures
numerator (for example, four times with a 4/4 Time Signature, or
three times with a 3/4 one). At the end, the accompaniment
starts playing, using the “tapped in” tempo.
Reset: If you press this button while the Style is playing back, the
Style pattern goes immediately back to the beginning of measure
1.
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Overview
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Introduction
Display and Brightness Controls
COLOR TOUCHVIEW™ GRAPHICAL DISPLAY
Use this display to interact with the instrument. To adjust the
display brightness, keep the MENU button pressed, and turn the
DIAL counter-clockwise to make the display darker, or clock-
wise to make it brighter.
Special Function Controls
Use the TRACK SELECT, SEARCH and SHIFT buttons to
choose special functions.
TRACK SELECT
Depending on the operating mode, this button switches between
the various track views.
STYLE PLAY MODE
Toggles between Keyboard and Style tracks.
SONG PLAY MODE
Toggles between Keyboard tracks, Song tracks 1-
8, and Song tracks 9-16.
SEQUENCER MODE
Toggles between Song tracks 1-8 and Song tracks
9-16.
SEARCH
Press this button to open the Search window, and look for a
specified file or musical resource. The Search window appears
slightly different depending on the current context.
SHIFT
With this button held down, pressing certain other buttons gives
access to a second function. The list of shortcuts is in the Appen-
dix.
STS Section
Use the STS (Single Touch Settings) buttons to assign Sounds to
the keyboard.
STS 1-4 buttons
These buttons allow to select up to four Single Touch Settings
(abbreviated as STS). Each one of the Styles and SongBook
Entries includes four Single Touch Settings (STS), to automati-
cally configure Keyboard tracks and effects at the touch of a fin-
ger.
By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-
ond, the “Write Single Touch Setting” dialog box will appear.
Note: STS contained inside Factory Styles are usually write-pro-
tected (unless you uncheck the “Factory Style and Pad Protect”
option in the Global > Mode Preferences > Media page)
Player Controls
Pa300 is equipped with a Standard MIDI File and MP3 Player. Its
controls can be used in Song Play and Sequencer mode.
<< and >>
Rewind and Fast Forward commands. If you use them while the
Song is in play, they make it scroll back or forward.
When pressed once, these buttons move the Song to the previous
or following measure (with a Standard MIDI File) or to the previ-
ous or next second (with an MP3 file). When kept pressed, they
make the Song scrolling continuously until released.
In Sequencer mode, if you set a “Start from” measure other than
1, when pressing the << button the Song will rewind up to that
measure instead of the first one (see page 124).
In Jukebox mode, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and
press these buttons to scroll to the previous or next Song in the
Jukebox list.
(HOME)
Sends the Song Position back to measure 1 (i.e., the beginning of
the Song).
In Sequencer mode, if you set a “Start from” measure other than
1, the Song Position will go back to that measure (see page 124).
(START/STOP)
Starts the Song from the current Song Position, or stops it at the
current Song Position.
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Lyrics, Score
Use this button to access the Lyrics and Score pages.
LYRICS/SCORE
When a Style is selected, this buttons recalls the Lyrics page, or
exits from it.
When a Song is selected, it cycles through the Lyrics and Score
pages. Press it a first time to see the Lyrics page, a second time to
see the Score page. Press it again to return to the main page.
Data Entry and Navigation
The VALUE DIAL can
be used to assign a dif-
ferent value to the
parameter selected in
the display, or to scroll
a list of files in the
Song Select, Song-
Book, Search and
Media pages.
VALUE DIAL
Turn the dial clockwise to increase the value of the selected
parameter. Turn it counter-clockwise to decrease its value.
When used while pressing the MENU button, this con-
trol always acts as a Display Brightness control.
EXIT
Use this button to perform various actions, leaving from the cur-
rent status:
exit the edit menu page, without selecting any item
make the page menu disappear, without selecting any
item
return to the main page of the current operating mode
exit the Global or Media edit environment, and return to
the current page of the current operating mode
•exit from the SongBook mode
exit from the Lyrics and Score pages
exit from a Style, Pad, Performance or Sound Select win-
dow
MENU
This button opens the edit menu page for the current operating
mode. After opening an edit menu, you can jump to one of the
edit sections by touching the corresponding button in the dis-
play.
Otherwise, press EXIT to return to the main page of the current
operating mode, or the current page of the underlying operating
mode.
Tempo Section
The TEMPO and METRO buttons can be used to control the
Te mp o.
TEMPO +/– buttons
TEMPO– decreases the speed of the Style or Song. TEMPO+
increases it.
Press both buttons together to reset the Tempo to the value
memorized in the Style or Standard MIDI File. With MP3 files,
the original speed of the file is recalled (value reset to “0”).
TEMPO LOCK
This button turns the Tempo Lock function on or off.
On When you select a different Style or Performance,
or select a different Song, the Tempo will not
change. You can still manually change it, by using
the TEMPO +/– buttons, or select the Tempo
value and change it by using the VALUE dial.
Off When you select a different Style, or select a dif-
ferent Song, the memorized Tempo will be auto-
matically selected.
Note: This button does not work with MP3 files.
You can jump to the Global > Lock page by keeping
SHIFT pressed and pressing this button.
METRO
Use this button to turn the Metronome click on or off. The met-
ronome uses the same time signature as the latest selected Style
or Standard MIDI File.
You can jump to the Global > General Controls > Basic
page by keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing this button.
Split
Splitting the keyboard allows for separating the
chords area from the melody.
SPLIT
In Style Play, Song Play and Sequencer-Backing
Sequence mode, use this button to choose how the four Key-
board tracks are positioned on the keyboard, and how chords are
recognized by the arranger.
Note: The ACCOMP LED must be turned on for the accompani-
ment to play.
On The Lower track plays below the split point, while
the Upper 1, Upper 2 and Upper 3 tracks play
above it. This is called the Split keyboard mode.
By default, turning on the Split mode automati-
cally selects the Lower chord scanning mode. In
this mode, chords are detected below the split
point. The number of notes you should play to
form a chord is defined by the “Chord Recogni-
tion” parameter.
Off The Upper 1, Upper 2 and/or Upper 3 tracks play
over the whole keyboard range. The Lower track
does not play. This is also called the Full key-
board mode.
By default, turning off the Split mode automati-
cally selects the Full chord scanning mode. In this
mode, chords are detected over the full keyboard
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range. You must always play three or more notes
to let the arranger recognize a chord.
By keeping this button pressed for about one second, the
Split Point window appears. When there, play the new split point
on the keyboard.
Ensemble
The Ensemble function automatically harmonizes
the melody played with the right hand.
ENSEMBLE
This button turns the Ensemble function on or off.
When on, the right-hand melody is harmonized with the left-
hand chords.
Note: The Ensemble function only works when the keyboard is in
SPLIT mode.
You can jump to the Style Play > Keyboard/Ensemble
page by keeping SHIFT pressed and pressing the ENSEMBLE
button.
Performance Select Section
Use these buttons to select a Performance. Performances memo-
rize all Sounds assigned to the keyboard and most control panel
settings.
MY SETTING
This is a special direct-access Performance, that is automatically
selected when the instrument is turned on. When pressing this
button, the Performance is immediately selected.
Keep this button pressed for about one second to save the
current settings into the My Setting Performance.
PERFORMANCE buttons
Use these buttons to open the Performance Select window, and
select a Performance.Each Performance bank contains five
pages, each with up to eight Performances. Repeatedly press a
PERFORMANCE button to cycle between the available pages.
All Performances can be freely customized, by accessing the edit
pages of the Style Play and Song Play modes by pressing the
MENU button.
By keeping one of these buttons pressed for about one sec-
ond, the “Write Performance” dialog box will appear.
Transpose Section
Use these buttons to transpose the Sounds of
the single tracks, or the instrument as a whole.
UPPER OCTAVE
Use these buttons to transpose the Upper
tracks in steps of one whole octave (12 semi-
tones; max ±3 octaves). The octave transposi-
tion value is always shown (in octaves) next to
the Sounds name.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Octave Transpose to the
saved value.
Lowers the selected track by one octave.
+ Raises the selected track by one octave.
You can jump to the Style Play > Tuning page by keeping
SHIFT pressed and pressing one of the UPPER OCTAVE but-
tons. Hint: Go to the Tuning page to separately transpose each
track.
TRANSPOSE
These buttons transpose the whole instrument in steps of one
semitone (Master Transpose). The transpose value is usually
shown in the page header.
Press both buttons together, to reset the Master Transpose to zero.
Note: You can also transpose MP3 files. Keep in mind, however,
that transposition always remains inside the range -5…+6 semi-
tones. This range is enough to cover all keys, but allows to avoid
excessive audio degradation. Any further transposing will be
reversed to fit the range. So, you might see a +7 transpose value
(Just Fifth Up) shown in the display, but the MP3 will actually play
5 semitones lower (Just Fourth Down).
Lowers the Master Transpose in steps of one
semitone.
Raises the Master Transpose in steps of one semi-
tone.
You can jump to the Global > Transpose Control page by
keeping SHIFT pressed, and pressing one of the TRANSPOSE
buttons.
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Power On/Off
POWER
Use this button to let the instrument exit (LED off)
or enter (LED on) standby.
Press it briefly to let the instrument exit standby.
Keep it pressed for about one second to let it enter standby.
War ni ng : When the instrument is in standby mode, it is still con-
nected to the power line. Accessing the inside of the instrument can
be dangerous. To completely disconnect the instrument from the
power, unplug the power plug from the power socket on the wall.
Note: To avoid wasting power, Pa300 will by default automatically
enter standby mode after two hours of non-active use (playing,
pressing buttons or using the touch-screen). Please save your data
(Performances, Styles, Songs, and so on) before taking a prolonged
pause. You can change the auto power-off timer in Global > Gen-
eral Controls > Date & Power.
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